Deep Blue Water MP3000 Mpluse - does it work?

[PoolDoc]

Let's start with company and product info:

Address (from Aquatics magazine)
Deep Blue Water Technologies
1345 E. Chandler Blvd., Suite 119
Phoenix, AZ 85408
Phone: (602) 441-9150 (877) 882-4695 Fax: (520) 887-0092
www.4deepblue.com
Brands: MPULSE 3000

Address from BBB
Deep Blue Water Technologies
Phone: (877) 882-4695 Fax: (480) 497-4200
3145 E. Chandler Blvd., #110-718
Phoenix, AZ 85048
http://www.4deepblue.com

Another listed address:
Deep Blue Water Technologies
(480) 497-4200
170 S William Dillard Dr Ste 104
Gilbert, AZ 85233

And, yet another listed address, from "Manta"
Deep Blue Water Technologies, LLC
3881 N Oracle Road
Tucson, AZ 85705-3252 map
Phone: (520) 887-2997

OK. Looks like they've moved around quite a bit, but the BBB gives them an A+ rating, since there have been no complaints.
http://www.bbb.org/central-northern-...az-1000001671/


Description of 'how it works':

Impulse technology uses 3000 to 5000 low voltage, high frequency electrical impulses per second to break down the calcium bicarbonate and magnesium bicarbonate crystals and change them into a powder form (carbonate). This powder form does not stick to the pool tiles or rock surfaces. No more calcification. The results will be a clearer, more enjoyable pool system with fewer maintenance costs. The MPULSE 3000« is easy to install in both new and existing swimming pools. And best yet, there is nothing to add and it needs no maintenance or servicing.

http://www.ezpoolz.com/products/deep...00-mpulse.html

[PoolDoc]

OK.

Bottom line: I do not know how it works, or if it works. My STRONG suspicion is that it has ZERO effect on the calcium in your pool.

In fact, if you can come up with some way to TEST whether it works or not (that we can agree measures fairly), I'll bet $100 to your $1, that it does not work.

The copy reads just like the magnets they used to sell to do similar things, and as far as I know, there has never been ANY evidence that they did anything useful, EITHER. At least part of the description above, is chemistry bunkum:

break down the calcium bicarbonate and magnesium bicarbonate crystals and change them into a powder form (carbonate)

That quote is not just wrong, it's stupid. Calcium bicarbonate is extremely soluble, but even more importantly, does not exist in solid form, much less as crystals! Magnesium carbonate -- to get magnesium bicarbonate, you have to dissolve, and then acidify magnesium carbonate -- is just chalk, and not very prone to forming "crystals". And to say that "carbonate" = "powder form" is simply nonsense, sort of like saying that "water" = "heavy" or "iron" = "yellow".

But, I've invited Chem_Geek and Waterbear to weigh in with their reactions.

Links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium_bicarbonate
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnesium_carbonate

[spibill]

Thanks for all your efforts. You confirmed my suspicions.